Men also affected by gender inequalities

MATHEMATICIANS advise that an equation should be treated as a balance whereby the left side always equals the right.

Joanna McMinn’s article on what she terms gender equality (Irish Examiner, March 7) suggest her views on this particular equation are out of balance.

She believes “gender equality” can be achieved by addressing certain inequalities affecting women, while ignoring those faced by men. Her argument revolves around selective use of statistics, but she fails to mention that in Ireland: